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Meaning of 'interrupted' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Interrupted [ a.]
- Broken; intermitted; suddenly stopped.
- Irregular; -- said of any arrangement whose symmetry is destroyed by local causes, as when leaflets are interposed among the leaves in a pinnate leaf.
2 . Interrupted [ imp. & p. p.]
- of Interrupt

Meaning of 'interrupted' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . interrupted [ s]
Meaning (1):
- intermittently stopping and starting
Example in sentence:
  • fitful (or interrupted) sleep;
  • off-and-on static
Meaning (2):
- discontinued temporarily
Example in sentence:
  • we resumed the interrupted discussion

Nearby Words:

intact intactable intactible intagli intagliated intaglio intaglius intail intake intaminated

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